Home Remedies for Morning Sickness

“Drink ginger tea for morning sickness? That’s just an old wives’ tale.” True, an old wife is likely to tell you to drink ginger tea, but consider this…those old wives had probably morning sickness themselves!

The bad news is that the nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy, commonly called morning sickness, affects about half of all pregnant women. The good news is that there are many remedies to try and if one of them doesn’t work for you, very likely another one will. If all else fails, just hang on to the fact that most women are finished with morning sickness by the beginning of their fourth month.

We’ve collected a whole variety of the various home remedies that may help with soothing your morning sickness. There is bound to be something here to help no matter whether your morning sickness consists of a little morning nausea or the all day eat and throw up variety. However, be sure to contact your caregiver if the nausea and vomiting becomes unbearable or causes you to lose weight.

Get plenty of rest.

Chew your food thoroughly.

Make sure your stomach is never completely empty. Carry fruit, cheese and/or crackers around with you to nibble on throughout the day.

Keep a snack by the bed for when you get up during the night to visit the bathroom or soothe one of the kids.

Also keep a snack by the bed to eat before you lift your head from the pillow in the morning. Then, get up slowly.

Eat a high protein snack before bed at night.

Eat a diet high in carbohydrates and protein, low in fats.

Eat salty, crunchy foods.

Sniff a fresh lemon peel.

Make sure your breads and crackers are whole grain.

Drink wheat germ dissolved in warm milk, a few teaspoons every hour.

Take 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon honey in cold water before bed.

Avoid strong odors and stuffy or smoky rooms.

Suck a piece of peeled ginger root.

Drink red raspberry leaf, peppermint, squaw vine or spearmint tea.

Drink ginger tea made by boiling some ginger root in water. Strain it and add honey to sweeten.

Wear motion sickness bands on your wrists.

To avoid actually vomiting, try grasping your tongue with a piece of cloth and pulling gently but firmly.

If you are vomiting a lot, try limiting your diet to a single food, one that you know you can tolerate. Add one additional food per day as you can tolerate them.

Put three drops of lavender essential oil and one of peppermint in a diffuser or humidifier to scent the air.

Place a cool lavender scented compress on your forehead and a warm lavender compress over your rib cage.

Get a massage with chamomile massage oil.

Drink liquids between rather than with meals.

Avoid greasy foods.

Snack on ginger snap cookies, homemade and with real ginger, if possible.